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pain  (pn)

n.

1. An unpleasant sensation occurring in varying degrees of severity as a consequence of injury, disease, or emotional disorder.

2. Suffering or distress.

3. pains The pangs of childbirth.

4. pains Great care or effort: take pains with one's work.

5. Informal A source of annoyance; a nuisance.

v. pained, pain·ing, pains

v.tr.

To cause pain to; hurt or injure.

v.intr.

To be the cause of pain.

Idiom:

on/under pain of

Subject to the penalty of (a specified punishment, such as death).

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[Middle English, from Old French peine, from Latin poena, penalty, pain, from Greek poin, penalty; see k^wei-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: pain, ache, pang, smart, stitch, throe, twinge
These nouns denote a sensation of severe physical discomfort: abdominal pain; aches in my leg; the pangs of a cramped muscle; aspirin that alleviated the smart; a stitch in my side; the throes of dying; a twinge of arthritis.

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pain

Noun

1. physical hurt or discomfort caused by injury or illness

2. emotional suffering

3. on pain of subject to the penalty of: orders which their soldiers were bound to follow on pain of death

4. Also called: (pain in the neck) Informal a person or thing that is annoying or irritating

Verb

1. to cause (a person) physical or mental suffering

2. Informal to annoy; irritate

See also pains [Latin poena punishment]

painless adj

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Pain

See also disease and illness; injury; remedies.

algogenic

producing pain.

algolagnia

a deriving of sexual pleasure from inflicting or enduring pain. Cf. masochism, sadism. — algolagnist, n. — algolagnic, adj.

algometry

measurement of pain by means of an algometer, an instrument for determining sensitivity to pain produced by pressure. — algometric, algometrical, adj.

algophilia

a love of pain.

algophobia

an extreme fear of pain. Cf. odynophobia.

audialgesia

otalgia.

brachialgia

pain in the nerves of the upper arm.

cardialgia, cardialgy

a burning or other painful feeling in the stomach or esophagus; heartburn.

cephalalgia

Medicine.1. a pain in the head.
2. a headache. Also called cephalgia, cephalodynia.

coxalgia, coxalgy

pain in the hip joint.

dermatalgia

neuralgia of the skin.

dolorifuge

anything that drives away pain.

gastralgia

pain in the stomach or abdominal region.

hemicrania

1. Medicine. a pain or aching on one side of the head.
2. migraine.

hypalgesia

hypalgia.

hypalgia

a decreased sensibility to pain. Also hypalgesia.

hyperalgesia

an unusually high sensitivity to pain. — hyperalgesic, adj.

hysterodynia

pain in the uterus.

masochism

1. Psychiatry. a condition in which sexual gratification is achieved through suffering physical pain and humiliation, especially inflicted on oneself.
2. any gratification gained from pain or deprivation inflicted or imposed on oneself. Cf. sadism. — masochist, n. — masochistic, adj.

odontalgia

Medicine. a pain in a tooth. — odontalgic, adj.

odynophobia

an abnormal fear of pain.

otalgia

Medicine. an earache. — otalgic, adj.

photalgia

pain in the eyes caused by light.

proctalgia

pain in the rectum.

prosopalgia

neuralgia affecting the face.

psychalgia

mental or psychic pain.

rachialgia

pain affecting the spine. — rachialgic, adj.

sadism

1. Psychiatry. a sexual gratification gained through causing physical pain or humiliation.
2. any enjoyment in being cruel. Cf. masochism. — sadist, n. — sadistic, adj.

sadomasochism

Psychiatry. a condition of disturbed and destructive personality marked by the presence of both sadistic and masochistic traits. — sado-masochist, n. — sadomasochistic, adj.

stoicism

an indifference to pleasure or pain. — stoic, n., adj. — stoical, adj.

synalgia

pain in one part of the body resulting from hurt or injury in another part; referred pain.

uteralgia

pain in the womb or uterus.

zoosadism

sadism directed toward animals. — zoosadist, n. — zoosadistic, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pain - a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension" hurting symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease ache, aching - a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain excruciation, suffering, agony - a state of acute pain arthralgia - pain in a joint or joints burn, burning - pain that feels hot as if it were on fire causalgia - a burning pain in a limb along the course of a peripheral nerve; usually associated with skin changes colic, gripes, griping, intestinal colic - acute abdominal pain (especially in infants) chest pain - pain in the chest chiralgia - a pain in the hand that is not traumatic distress - extreme physical pain; "the patient appeared to be in distress" dysmenorrhea - painful menstruation glossalgia, glossodynia - pain in the tongue growing pains - pain in muscles or joints sometimes experienced by children and often attributed to rapid growth haemorrhoid, hemorrhoid, piles - pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter keratalgia - pain in the cornea labor pain - pain and discomfort associated with contractions of the uterus during labor mastalgia - pain in the breast melagra - rheumatic or myalgic pains in the arms or legs meralgia - pain in the thigh metralgia - pain in the uterus myalgia, myodynia - pain in a muscle or group of muscles nephralgia - pain in the kidney (usually felt in the loins) neuralgia, neuralgy - acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves odynophagia - severe pain on swallowing due to a disorder of the esophagus orchidalgia - pain in the testes pang - a sharp spasm of pain pang, sting - a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience" photalgia, photophobia - pain in the eye resulting from exposure to bright light (often associated with albinism) costalgia, pleuralgia, pleurodynia - pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs podalgia - foot pain proctalgia - pain in the rectum referred pain - pain that is felt at a place in the body different from the injured or diseased part where the pain would be expected; "angina pectoris can cause referred pain in the left shoulder"; "pain in the right shoulder can be referred pain from gallbladder disease" renal colic - sharp pain in the lower back that radiates into the groin; associated with the passage of a renal calculus through the ureter smart, smarting, smartness - a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore sting, stinging - a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles" stitch - a sharp spasm of pain in the side resulting from running soreness, tenderness, rawness - a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched); "the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness"; "after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on" thermalgesia - pain caused by heat throb - a deep pulsating type of pain torment, torture - unbearable physical pain ulalgia - pain in the gums urodynia - pain during urination
	2.	pain - emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness" painfulness feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" growing pains - emotional distress arising during adolescence unpleasantness - the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling mental anguish - sustained dull painful emotion hurt, suffering - feelings of mental or physical pain distress, hurt, suffering - psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress" pleasure, pleasance - a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; "he was tingling with pleasure"
	3.	pain - a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain" pain sensation, painful sensation somaesthesia, somatesthesia, somatic sensation, somesthesia - the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations; "he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes" mittelschmerz - pain in the area of the ovary that is felt at the time of ovulation (usually midway through the menstrual cycle) phantom limb pain - pain felt by an amputee that seems to be located in the missing limb twinge - a sharp stab of pain
	4.	pain - a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain" pain in the neck, nuisance disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
	5.	pain - something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction" pain in the ass, pain in the neck, bother, botheration, infliction, annoyance negative stimulus - a stimulus with undesirable consequences nuisance - (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive irritant, thorn - something that causes irritation and annoyance; "he's a thorn in my flesh" plague - an annoyance; "those children are a damn plague"
Verb	1.	pain - cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed ail, trouble hurt - give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back" recrudesce, break out, erupt - become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce"
	2.	pain - cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school" anguish, hurt discomfit, discompose, untune, upset, disconcert - cause to lose one's composure break someone's heart - cause deep emotional pain and grief to somebody; "The young man broke the girl's heart when he told her was going to marry her best friend" agonise, agonize - cause to agonize try - give pain or trouble to; "I've been sorely tried by these students" excruciate, torment, torture, rack - torment emotionally or mentally

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pain

noun 1. suffering, discomfort, trouble, hurt, irritation, tenderness, soreness

noun 2. ache, smarting, stinging, aching, cramp, cramp, throb, throbbing, spasm, pang, twinge, shooting pain

noun 3. sorrow, suffering, torture, distress, despair, grief, misery, agony, sadness, torment, hardship, bitterness, woe, anguish, heartache, affliction, tribulation, desolation, wretchedness

plural noun 4. trouble, labour, effort, industry, care, bother, diligence, special attention, assiduousness

verb 5. distress, worry, hurt, wound, torture, grieve, torment, afflict, sadden, disquiet, vex, agonize, cut to the quick, aggrieve

verb 6. hurt, chafe, cause pain to, cause discomfort to

Translations

pain [peɪn] n → dolor m;

to be in pain → sufrir;

on pain of death → so or bajo pena de muerte see also pains

pain [peɪn] n → douleur f;

(inf) (= nuisance); plaie f;

to be in pain → souffrir, avoir mal;

to have a pain in → avoir mal à or une douleur à or dans;

to take pains to do → se donner du mal pour faire;

on pain of death → sous peine de mort

pain [peɪn] n → Schmerz m;

(also: pain in the neck) (inf) (= nuisance); Plage f;

to have a pain in the chest/arm → Schmerzen in der Brust/im Arm haben;

to be in pain → Schmerzen haben;

to take pains to do sth (= make an effort) → sich dat Mühe geben, etw zu tun;

on pain of death → bei Todesstrafe;

he is/it is a right pain (in the neck) (inf) → er/das geht einem auf den Wecker

pain [peɪn] n → dolore m;

to be in pain → soffrire, aver male;

to have a pain in → aver male or un dolore a;

to take pains to do → mettercela tutta per fare;

on pain of death → sotto pena di morte

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pain

n pain [pein]

hurt or suffering of the body or mind a pain in the chest. pyn ألَم болка bolest smerte; lidelse der Schmerz πόνος dolor valu درد؛ رنج kipu, tuska douleur כְּאֵב दर्द bol fájdalom nyeri sársauki dolore 痛み 아픔, 고통 skausmas, kančia sāpes; smeldze kesakitan pijn smerte, pine ból dor durere боль bolesť bolečina bol smärta, värk ความเจ็บปวด ağrı, acı 疼痛 біль, страждання درد، تکليف đau 疼痛

v

to cause suffering or upset to (someone) It pained her to admit that she was wrong. kwel, pynig يُؤْلِم причинявам болка trápit irritere schmerzen προξενώ πόνο doler; apenar valu tegema آزار دادن piinata faire souffrir, peiner לְהַכאִיב दर्द होना patnja,muka fájdalmat okoz menyakitkan kvelja, valda sársauka far soffrire 痛む 아픔[]을 주다; 슬프게 하다 skaudinti, skaudėti sāpināt; sāpēt menyeksakan pijn doen gjøre vondt, smerte boleć doer a durea, a îndurera причинять боль, огорчать trápiť prizadeti boleti smärta, plåga, pina ทำให้ปวดร้าว acı vermek, üzmek 使痛苦 завдавати болю; мучити تکليف دينا làm bị đau 使痛苦

adj pained

showing or expressing pain a pained expression. gekwelde مُتألِّم болезнен bolestný forpint schmerzlich πονεμένος dolido, afligido, apenado valulik جریحه دار؛ آزرده kärsivä peiné פָּגוּע अप्रसन्न, पीड़ित, दुखी bolan,povrijeđen fájdalmas kesakitan raunalegur afflitto, addolorato 痛がっている 아파하는 skausmingas, skausmo, kančios sāpjpilns; sāpju- terseksa gepijnigd såret, forpint, ille berørt bolesny sofredor îndurerat страдальческий bolestný prizadet bolan plågad, pinad ซึ่งเจ็บปวด acılı, üzüntülü, ıstıraplı 痛苦的 страдницький; ображений دکھي، بے چين đau đớn 痛苦的

adj ˈpainful

causing pain a painful injury. pynlik مُؤْلِم болезнен bolestivý, trapný smertefuld schmerzhaft οδυνηρός doloroso valutav دردناک kivulias douloureux מַכאִיב पीड़ापूर्ण bolan,mučan fájdalmas menyakitkan sársaukafullur doloroso 痛い 아픈 skausmingas sāpīgs menyakitkan pijnlijk smertefull, pinlig bolesny doloroso dureros болезненный bolestivý boleč bolan plågsam, smärtsam ซึ่งก่อให้เกิดความเจ็บปวด acı veren, acıyan 使痛苦的 нестерпний, болісний تکليف دہ đau đớn 使痛苦的

adv ˈpainfully

pynlik بِأَلَم болезнено bolestivě smertefuldt schmerzhaft οδυνηρά dolorosamente valusalt بطور دردآور kipeästi douloureusement בְּאוֹפֶן מַכאִיב दु:खदायी ढंग से, दु:खद रूप से bol fájdalmasan dengan kesakitan sársaukafullt dolorosamente 痛ましく 괴로운 듯이 skausmingai sāpīgi menyakitkan pijnlijk smertefullt, pinlig boleśnie dolorosamente cu durere болезненно bolestivo boleče bolno plågsamt, smärtsamt อย่างเจ็บปวด acı/ağrı vererek 痛苦地 болісно تکليف دہ انداز ميں đau đớn 痛苦地

adj ˈpainless

without pain painless childbirth. pynloos غَيْر مؤلِم، بدون ألم безболезнен bezbolestný smertefri schmerzlos ανώδυνος sin dolor, indoloro valutu بی درد kivuton indolore ללא כְּאֵב दु:खहीन, सुखकर, सुखदायी bezbolan fájdalommentes tanpa rasa sakit sársaukalaus indolore 無痛の 무통의 beskausmis nesāpīgs tdk menyakitkan pijnloos smertefri bezbolesny sem dor nedureros безболезненный bezbolestný neboleč bezbolan smärtfri ซึ่งไม่เจ็บปวด acısız, ağrısız 無痛苦的 безболісний بے درد کا không đau 无痛苦的

adv ˈpainlessly

pynloos بدون ألم безболезнено bezbolestně smertefrit schmerzlos ανώδυνα sin causar dolor, sin complicaciones valutult بطور بی درد kivuttomasti sans douleur בְּלִי כְּאֵב सुखद रूप से bezbolno fájdalommentesen tidak sakit sársaukalaust senza dolore 苦痛なしに 고통 없이 be skausmo nesāpīgi, bez sāpēm dgn tdk menyakitkan pijnloos smertefritt bezboleśnie sem dor fără durere безболезненно bezbolestne neboleče bezbolno smärtfritt อย่างไม่เจ็บปวด ağrı çek(tir)meden 無痛苦地 безболісно بلا درد کے không đau đớn 无痛苦地

n ˈpainkiller

a drug etc which lessens or removes pain. pyndoder, pynverligter مُسَكِّن للأوجاع лекарство, което успокоява болки lék proti bolesti smertestillende middel schmerzstillendes Mittel παυσίπονο analgésico valuvaigisti مسکن särkylääke calmant מְשַׁכֵּך כְּאֵבִים पीड़ा नाशक sredstvo za ublažavanje bolova fájdalomcsillapító rasa sakit verkjastillandi lyf antidolorifico 鎮痛剤 진통제 skausmą malšinantis vaistas, analgetikas pretsāpju līdzeklis ubat penahan sakit pijnstillend middel smertestillende middel środek uśmierzający analgésico calmant болеутоляющее liek proti bolesti sredstvo proti bolečinam tablete protiv bolova smärtstillande medel ยาแก้ปวด ağrı kesici 止疼藥 болезаспокійливий засіб درد کش دوا thuốc giảm đau 止疼药

adj ˈpainstaking [ˈpeinz-]

going to great trouble and taking great care a painstaking student. deursaam, vlytig مُجِدّ، مُجْتَهِد старателен snaživý omhyggelig gewissenhaft φιλόπονος meticuloso, esmerado, concienzudo püüdlik کوشا؛ دقیق tunnontarkka appliqué שָׁקדָנִי सावधानी savjestan,marljiv lelkiismeretes sangat tekun vandvirkur; vandvirknislegur diligente, scrupoloso 勤勉な 애쓰는 uolus, stropus, kruopštus centīgs; čakls; rūpīgs cermat dan teliti nauwgezet omhyggelig, nøye staranny, sumienny esmerado sârguincios, silitor старательный, усердный snaživý skrben problematičan omsorgsfull, noggrann อุตสาหะ titiz, özenli 辛勤的 старанний, сумлінний محنتي، جفا کش cần mẫn 辛勤的

a pain in the neck

a person who is constantly annoying People who are always complaining are a pain in the neck. 'n pyn in die nek/rug شَخْص لا يُطاق дразнещ човек otrava dødirriterende die Nervensäge στενός κορσές, κπ. που αποτελεί διαρκή ενόχληση pesado, pelmazo tüütu tüüp مزاحم riesa casse-pieds נוּדנִיק अप्रसन्नता živa muka, nemoguća je szálka a szemében orang yang selalu mengesalkan algjör plága scocciatore, rompiscatole うんざりする人 눈엣가시, 골칫거리 įkyruolis, įgrisėlis, gyva bėda apnicīgs cilvēks; īgņa menyakitkan hati lastpost prøvelse utrapienie chato pacoste невыносимый человек otrava zoprnik, nadloga dosada en plåga [] คนน่ารำคาญ can sıkıcı kimse 使人討厭的傢夥 надокучлива людина پريشان کن آدمي đồ của nợ 使人讨厌的家伙

take pains

to take great trouble and care (to do something) He took great pains to make sure we enjoyed ourselves. doen moeite يَبْذُل جُهداً كَبيراً минавам през големи проблеми usilovat, snažit se gøre sig megen umage sich Mühe geben καταβάλλω μεγάλη προσπάθεια poner especial cuidado en, esmerarse, esforzarse en hacer algo vaeva nägema دقت و توجه بسیار کردن nähdä vaivaa se donner du mal pour לַעֲשׂוֹת מַאֲמָצִים परेशानी ले कर ध्यान रखना potruditi se igyekszik, fáradozik bersusah payah vanda sig, leggja sig fram darsi pena, faticare 苦心する 수고하다 dėti pastangas, stengtis pūlēties; censties dgn cermat dan teliti zich veel moeite geven gjøre seg umak dołożyć starań dar-se trabalho a-şi da oste­neala прилагать все усилия snažiť sa truditi se potruditi se göra sig [] besvär, vinnlägga sig om ngt พยายามและระมัดระวัง özen göstermek, çırpınmak 盡力 докладати зусиль پريشاني اٹھانا dồn tâm trí vào 尽力